Tyrrell Hatton posted a record-equalling 61 on the Outdated Course at St Andrews to take a one-shot lead into the ultimate spherical as he stepped up his bid to grow to be the primary three-time winner of the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship.
Hatton, who gained this occasion in 2016 and 2017 and has additionally recorded two runner-up finishes, continued his love affair with the distinctive event by firing an eagle and 9 birdies on the Outdated Course St Andrews to tie Ross Fisher’s course document.
Hatton additionally leads the Group Championship alongside dad Jeff by three photographs on -38, as they intention to emulate Matt Fitzpatrick’s double victory final season, when he added workforce glory alongside mum Susan to his particular person victory.
In a single day co-leader Nicolas Colsaerts was alone in second spot one stroke additional again after capturing a spectacular 65 at Kingsbarns Golf Hyperlinks which featured a memorable albatross.
Beginning the day three photographs off the lead after opening rounds of 65 and 68 at Carnoustie and Kingsbarns respectively, Hatton produced a superb burst of scoring on the entrance 9 to seize a share of the lead after six holes.
However Belgian Colsaerts then made an albatross and a birdie in successive holes to maneuver 5 clear on the prime.
FINISHING WITH A FLOURISH
With a double bogey on the 41-year-old’s very subsequent gap opening the door for the chasing pack, Hatton walked proper by means of it with 4 birdies on the spin from the twelfth to get inside one of many lead.
And Hatton completed with a flourish, carding back-to-back birdies on the seventeenth and 18th to affix Fisher within the historical past books and lead heading into the fourth spherical, which can even be at St Andrews.
The spotlight of the day got here from Colsaerts, along with his albatross coming from 223 yards at Kingsbarns’ sixteenth. Utilizing a six iron, he drilled the ball as much as the slope behind the pin and watched on because it rolled again into the cup for a two on the par 5.
Frenchman Tom Vaillant sits in solo third on 19 below after his 64 at Kingsbarns, whereas Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen is 2 photographs additional again after a spectacular 11 below par 61, firing 12 birdies after bogeying the primary at Kingsbarns.
Talking after his 61, which was the bottom of his profession, Hatton stated: “I used to be simply taking every gap because it got here and simply making an attempt to make as many birdies as I may. I actually wished to birdie the final and I’m delighted that I used to be ready to try this.
“That is the third time I’ve performed with my dad on this occasion. We had not made the lower till now within the workforce occasion. I’m certain he’s excited for tomorrow, though a bit scared, and he’ll be fairly drained, I’m certain.
“I’m excited to provide it my finest tomorrow. I do know I’m able to successful round right here, and finally I’ll strive my finest and see how we go.”
